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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kate is following the Queen's model of how to be royal, while Meghan is following Diana's.  In my opinion, Kate is playing the smarter game.
Think about it--
Everyone admires the Queen, but how much does anyone really know about her?  We know she likes corgis, horses, and. . . .?  She has never talked about her likes, dislikes, complaints, etc.  She deliberately masks her opinions and personality in public life.  Have you ever heard her give a speech--even after 70+ years of speaking, she still reads in a flat schoolgirl voice.  That mask of boring respectability allows her to have a private life since the impression is that there isn't much for the press to talk about.  In a few years, when Kate's looks have faded, she'll cease to be the center of attention, and she and William will have completely settled down into a respectable uncontroversial public face, and a more-or-less normal private life with their children and a handful of discreet friends.

[b]Harry and Megan, though, are more like Diana was and not hiding their emotions and passions.  This makes them much more interesting to the press and public.  It can be a valuable way of approaching the job, since it does bring more attention to their causes.  However, it also means that they are in the spotlight and the lines between their personal lives and public lives get very blurred.  [/b]

In an ideal world, the royal family could have public lives where they pursue and promote their causes and interests, and then have private lives that the press and public have no access to.  But the reality is that they need to make a choice.  And then not complain, since there is nothing more off-putting than someone who has every luxury in the world complaining about their lot in life--especially if they married into it.

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The thing is that the Diana model by design is built around pain and controversy.  I mean, imagine what if this emotional and vulnerable Diana had a happy marriage with a doting husband? What would there be to be vulnerable about?  So to follow the Diana model, H&M would always have to either have or engineer a source of pain and controversy in their (let's admit it, very naturally free of pain!) life.

The QEII/Kate model, outdated though as it can be, centers on the presumption that any scandal/outburst/controversy is bad for the monarchy as it makes people question its whole existence, i.e. if these people are so messed up, why do we need them at all??  People call Kate lazy (with excellent reason) but it should be admitted that her life was and remains pretty free of any significant controversies or scandals - no drugs, no alcohol, no ridiculous relatives, no tears, no outbursts.   She also doesn't seem to court publicity or want it. [/quote]

This is really well said and an interesting way of thinking about the Diana "model"[/quote]

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